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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stade Pierre Mauroy - Villeneuve d'Ascq Thursday 18 February 2021 LOSC Lille 21.00CET (21.00 local time) AFC Ajax Round of 32, First leg Last updated 09/04/2021 11:50CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Team facts 7 Squad list 9 Fixtures and results 12 Match-by-match lineups 16 Match officials 18 Legend 20 1 LOSC Lille - AFC Ajax Thursday 18 February 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Villeneuve 27/11/2019 GS LOSC Lille - AFC Ajax 0-2 Ziyech 2, Promes 59 d'Ascq Promes 18, Álvarez 17/09/2019 GS AFC Ajax - LOSC Lille 3-0 Amsterdam 50, Tagliafico 62 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA LOSC Lille 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 AFC Ajax 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 LOSC Lille - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Dzsudzsák 55, Lens 3-1 24/02/2011 R32 PSV Eindhoven - LOSC Lille Eindhoven 67, Marcelo 73; Frau agg: 5-3 22 Gueye 6, De Melo 31; Villeneuve 17/02/2011 R32 LOSC Lille - PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Bouma 83, Toivonen d'Ascq 84 AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Van de Beek 26, 2-2 02/08/2017 QR3 AFC Ajax - OGC Nice Amsterdam Sánchez 57; Souquet agg: 3-3 ag 3, Marcel 79 Balotelli 32; Van de 26/07/2017 QR3 OGC Nice - AFC Ajax 1-1 Nice Beek 49 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lacazette 45 (P), 3-1 11/05/2017 SF Olympique Lyonnais - AFC Ajax Decines 45+1, Ghezzal 81; agg: 4-5 Dolberg 27 Traoré 25, 71, 03/05/2017 SF AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais 4-1 Amsterdam Dolberg 34, Younes 49; Valbuena 66 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Cavani 33, 83, 25/11/2014 GS Paris Saint-Germain - AFC Ajax 3-1 Paris Ibrahimović 78; Klaassen 67 17/09/2014 GS AFC Ajax - Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Amsterdam Schöne 74; Cavani 14 2 LOSC Lille - AFC Ajax Thursday 18 February 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 22/11/2011 GS Olympique Lyonnais - AFC Ajax 0-0 Lyon 14/09/2011 GS AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais 0-0 Amsterdam UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sammaritano 9, 03/11/2010 GS AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 2-1 Auxerre Langil 84; Alderweireld 79 De Zeeuw 7, Luis 19/10/2010 GS AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 2-1 Amsterdam Suárez 41; Birsa 56 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Enoh 33, Sulejmani AFC Ajax - Olympique de 2-2 18/03/2009 R16 Amsterdam 74; Niang 35, Mears Marseille agg 3-4 (aet) 110 ET Olympique de Marseille - AFC Cheyrou 19, Niang 12/03/2009 R16 2-1 Marseille Ajax 33; Luis Suárez 36 (P) UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kalou 30, Cheyrou 3-1 24/02/2005 R3 AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax Auxerre 54, Mathis 85; Babel agg: 3-2 36 16/02/2005 R3 AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 1-0 Amsterdam Maxwell 36 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Pienaar 7, Van der 30/10/2002 GS1 Olympique Lyonnais - AFC Ajax 0-2 Lyon Vaart 90+3 Ibrahimović 11, 34; 17/09/2002 GS1 AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Amsterdam Anderson 84 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Babangida 44; 20/11/1996 GS AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 1-2 Amsterdam Diomède 11, Marlet 57 11/09/1996 GS AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 0-1 Auxerre Litmanen 4 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 16/03/1993 QF AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre Amsterdam F. de Boer 60 agg: 3-4 Martins 16, Dutuel 40, 90+4, Vahirua 83; 03/03/1993 QF AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 4-2 Auxerre Pettersson 3, Vink 45+1 3 LOSC Lille - AFC Ajax Thursday 18 February 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AFC Ajax - Olympique de 1-2 Larsson 22; Papin 64, 20/04/1988 SF Amsterdam Marseille agg: 4-2 K. Allofs 90+1 Olympique de Marseille - AFC Witschge 11, 41, 06/04/1988 SF 0-3 Marseille Ajax Bergkamp 88 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Schoenaker 34, AFC Ajax - Racing Club de 4-0 19/03/1980 QF Amsterdam Arnesen 36, Lerby 55, Strasbourg Alsace agg: 4-0 La Ling 89 Racing Club de Strasbourg 05/03/1980 QF 0-0 Strasbourg Alsace - AFC Ajax European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Cruyff 32, 64, Swart AFC Ajax - Olympique de 4-1 03/11/1971 R2 Amsterdam 37, Haan 80; Marseille agg: 6-2 Couécou 17 Olympique de Marseille - AFC Gress 10; Keizer 37, 20/10/1971 R2 1-2 Marseille Ajax Cruyff 68 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA LOSC Lille 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 3 10 AFC Ajax 14 8 4 2 14 5 3 6 0 0 0 0 28 13 7 8 46 32 4 LOSC Lille - AFC Ajax Thursday 18 February 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Pierre Mauroy, Villeneuve d'Ascq Match background Paired together in European competition for the second successive season, LOSC Lille and Ajax go head to head in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 with the Dutch club competing in the knockout phase of the competition for a record-breaking ninth time. • Christophe Galtier's LOSC finished as runners-up in Group H during the autumn, ceding top spot to AC Milan after losing for the first time on Matchday 6, 3-2 at eliminated Celtic. Erik ten Hag's Ajax also lost their final group game, a 0-1 home defeat by Atalanta consigning them to third place behind Liverpool and the Italian side in UEFA Champions League Group D. Previous meetings • Ajax were the dominant team when the clubs met in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage, beating LOSC 3-0 in Amsterdam and 2-0 in northern France with Quincy Promes on target in both games. Neither team managed to qualify from the group, however, Ajax finishing third and LOSC fourth behind Valencia and Chelsea. • The French side's only other European engagement with Dutch opposition was a UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie with PSV Eindhoven in 2010/11, which they lost 5-3 on aggregate (2-2 h, 1-3 a). • Ajax's record in 28 UEFA matches against French clubs is W13 D7 L8. In France it is W5 D3 L6, last season's victory at LOSC ending a seven-match winless run in the country (D2 L5). Although they lost their only previous UEFA Europa League fixture on French soil, 3-1 at Lyon in the second leg of the 2016/17 semi-final, it was a result that favoured the Dutch side as they had won the first leg 4-1 in Amsterdam. They went on to lose the Stockholm final 2-0 to Manchester United. • The Amsterdam club's record in two-legged UEFA knockout ties against French clubs is W4 L4, the most recent ending in elimination on away goals by Nice in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (1-1 a, 2- 2 h). Form guide LOSC • LOSC qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage for the fourth time thanks to the fourth place they occupied when last season's Ligue 1 campaign ended prematurely in March. • The French club made it three successful group stage qualifications out of four by winning three and drawing two of their six Group H fixtures, the highlights two big away wins at Sparta Praha (4-1) and Milan (3-0), each of which were sparked by hat-tricks from Turkish international Yusuf Yazıcı. LOSC also drew at home to the Italian side but were unseated from top spot by them on Matchday 6 as they lost in Glasgow and Milan won in Prague. • LOSC's first UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie, in the competition's inaugural season of 2009/10, proved successful as they overcame Fenerbahçe 3-2 on aggregate (2-1 h, 1-1 a), but they lost at the same stage the following year to PSV. This is therefore the club's first round of 32 encounter for a decade. • Les Dogues ended a run of 14 European home matches without a win (D7 L7) when they defeated Sparta 2-1 on Matchday 5. Although their all-time home record in the UEFA Europa League, qualifying phase included, is now an impressive W10 D7 L2, that win against the Czech side was their first at home in the competition since Matchday 6 of their domestic double-winning 2010/11 season, when they beat Gent 3-0.